Judgment Against Property With Rem In Nevada
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After the judgment is signed by the judge, it must be filed with the court clerk. This is called “entering” the judgment. (NRCP 58(c); JCRCP 58(c).) Once the judgment is entered, a notice of that entry must be mailed to all parties in the case and filed with the court clerk.
Creditors typically acquire property liens through your voluntary consent. On the other hand, creditors get judgment liens after winning a lawsuit against you for a debt you owe.
Nevada laws carve out a long list of property exempt from execution. Below are some examples of exemptions: Necessary household goods, furnishings, electronics, clothes, yard equipment, and other personal effects up to $12,000 in value.
However, the Nevada Revised Statutes( NRS 21.090) exempt certain types of assets from such seizures or execution after a lawsuit. Some of those assets include: Homesteads: Nevada's homestead exemption shields a portion of your primary residence (up to $605,000 in value) from execution.
How does a creditor go about getting a judgment lien in Nevada? To attach the lien, the creditor files the judgment with the county recorder in any Nevada county where the debtor has property now or may have property in the future.
An in rem proceeding asserts jurisdiction over the property, affecting the interests of all persons in that property (2 Witkin, California Procedure, Jurisdiction section 243 (5th Ed 2008) but will not result in a personal judgment against the defendant.
A Latin term meaning "against a thing." An in rem proceeding adjudicates the rights to a particular piece of property for every potential rights holder, even potential rights holders who are not named in the lawsuit.
In Rem jurisdiction: This is used rarely in practice. It is typically reserved for disputes over the ownership of a particular property and purports to resolve the legal question against any possible owner in existence. Good examples are cases involving the seizure of a ship in admiralty law.
A court can exercise in rem jurisdiction over any real or personal property within its territorial jurisdiction. For example, when the plaintiff filed an action to exercise a mechanic's lien in Publix Super Markets, Inc.
A judgment lien expires after 5 years from the date it is recorded but may be rerecorded once for another period of 5 years not less than 120 days before the expiration of the initial judgment.
